self-governance
noun
self-gov·er·nance
ˌself-ˈgə-vər-nən(t)s 
Examples of self-governance in a Sentence
despite pessimistic predictions, self-governance has worked out well for the former colony
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Tibetans, initially resistant to the transfer of the community’s political mandate from pontiff to public, slowly but steadily embraced this experiment in democratic self-governance.
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Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Residents, meanwhile, have voiced strong opposition, arguing the deployment undermines civil liberties and local self-governance.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump’s show of force is an imposition on a citizenry already aware that its democratic self-governance is tenuous.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Boley was even praised by Booker T. Washington as a model for Black self-governance.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
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Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Residents, meanwhile, have voiced strong opposition, arguing the deployment undermines civil liberties and local self-governance.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump’s show of force is an imposition on a citizenry already aware that its democratic self-governance is tenuous.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Boley was even praised by Booker T. Washington as a model for Black self-governance.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-governance
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“Self-governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-governance. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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